Vintage Church Community Cookbook — Sweets and Meats Directory (Bay City, Michigan) — Ladies Association, First Baptist Church | Local Ads + Recipes, Community Cookbook / Local History
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This is a scarce, locally-made church community cookbook from Bay City, Michigan—titled “Sweets and Meats Directory.” It’s part recipe collection, part time capsule, with 48 pages of home cooking staples (breads, cakes, meats, salads, pickles, “soups and cocktails,” and more) plus a wonderful spread of period local advertising from Bay City businesses.
The simple cord-tied binding and soft cover give it that authentic “compiled by a committee” feel you only get with community cookbooks. Photo-verified and described honestly so you know exactly what you’re adding to your shelf.
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Vintage community cookbook / directory (church fundraiser style)
- Size: 10.5 × 7.5 × 0.25 in
- Material: Paper covers, paper pages; string/cord tie binding
- Color: Purple/gray cover with gold lettering; black-and-white interior
- Origin or Maker: Ladies Association, First Baptist Church — Bay City, Michigan
- Year or Era: Likely pre-1958
- GENRE: Community Cookbook / Local History Ephemera
- Language / Pages: English / 48 pages
Edition & Features
- Dust Jacket: None
- Extras: Packed with Bay City-area advertising (examples visible include Bay City Bank, Stevens Creamery Co., Miss Peck Beauty Shop, Robert Gage Coal Co., Lightning Taxi & Transfer Co., and more)
What’s Inside
Think of this as a community snapshot in recipe form: contributor-style dishes, practical household guidance, and pages that read like a neighborhood directory—right down to the officers/members listings and the business ads that financed the printing.
It’s the kind of piece local historians love, and the kind of cookbook collectors can’t stop flipping through.
Condition Grade: Fair
Notes: Heavy age wear to covers with rubbing/soiling and edge/corner wear. Spine/edge shows wear at the tie area; cord tie present (frayed/aged). Pages show age toning and scattered spots/marks consistent with use and storage; some pages show smudges/spotting visible in photos.
Overall complete and readable—best as a well-worn ephemera piece and research/display copy.
See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.
This Sweets and Meats Directory from the Ladies Association of First Baptist Church in Bay City has its cord tie binding and pages of local business ads, and it belongs on a Michigan community cookbook shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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